Professionally supervised bleaching that lifts staining without damaging enamel.
Overview
Whitening uses a peroxide gel to break down the stain molecules that have built up within the tooth over years of coffee, tea, tobacco and time. It lightens the tooth's own colour rather than coating it.
Done professionally, the gum is protected, the concentration is controlled and the result is supervised. That is the difference between whitening and the unregulated kits sold online, which are the usual cause of the chemical gum burns we see.
Suitability
If one of these suits you better than teeth whitening, we will say so at your consultation — including when the right answer is to do nothing for now.
Step by step
We confirm there is no decay or gum disease — whitening over either is genuinely painful — and record your starting shade so the change is measurable.
A scale and polish first. Whitening over plaque and surface stain gives a patchy result.
A barrier is placed over the gums. This is the step home kits skip, and the reason they cause burns.
The gel is applied in cycles, with the shade checked between each.
We check the result and give you trays to maintain it if you want them.
Benefits
A visible change in a single appointment
Supervised, so the gums are protected and the concentration is controlled
Custom trays fit properly, unlike one-size boil-and-bite kits
Sensitivity can be managed with desensitising gel before and after
Non-invasive — no enamel is removed
Being straight with you
Who will treat you
MDS · MNDC (New Zealand) · MADC (Australia) · PGDAI (CIIOMFI, France) · Fellow ICOI (USA)
Dr. G. Vijay Srinivas is an Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologist and Implant Dentistry practitioner with more than 35 years of clinical experience, and the founder of AP Superspeciality Dental Hospitals.
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Questions
Typically two to six shades on the standard scale, and yellow-toned teeth respond best. Grey tones and tetracycline staining respond poorly and may need veneers instead. We will assess your staining type at the consultation rather than promise you a number.
Professionally supervised whitening at controlled concentrations does not damage enamel — this is well established. What does cause damage is repeated over-use of unregulated high-concentration kits, and gel sitting on unprotected gums.
Six months to two years. It depends almost entirely on you — heavy coffee, tea and tobacco will pull the shade back within months. Topping up with take-home trays every six to twelve months is easier than repeating the in-hospital session.
No. Restorations do not respond to bleaching at all. If you have a crown or a composite filling on a front tooth, whitening the teeth around it will leave it looking darker by comparison — and matching it means replacing it. We will flag this before you start.
Many are not. The gum burns and severe sensitivity we treat almost always come from unregulated kits with uncontrolled concentrations and generic trays that let gel sit on the gums. Charcoal and baking-soda pastes are abrasive and scrub enamel away rather than whitening.
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